Apple unveils iPad 2

March 2, 2011 2:08 PM

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Watervliet City Clerk Bruce A. Hidley, left, and Mayor Michael P. Manning use their iPads at City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government workability. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) less

Watervliet City Clerk Bruce A. Hidley, left, and Mayor Michael P. Manning use their iPads at City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government ... more

Watervliet Mayor Michael P. Manning discusses municipal use of the iPad at City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government workability. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) less

Watervliet Mayor Michael P. Manning discusses municipal use of the iPad at City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government workability. (John Carl ... more

An iPad with a PDF file of the Watervliet Code atop a copy of its paper counterpart at City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government workability. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) less

An iPad with a PDF file of the Watervliet Code atop a copy of its paper counterpart at City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government workability. ... more

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Watervliet Mayor Michael P. Manning checks his iPad in the stairwell of City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government workability. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) less

Watervliet Mayor Michael P. Manning checks his iPad in the stairwell of City Hall. About 12 city employees have the tablets as part of effort to reduce paper and improve government workability. (John Carl ... more

FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, the iPad 2 is shown at an Apple event after the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. The new iPad model hitting stores Friday, March 11, comes with several improvements but the same price tag as the original version, hobbling efforts by rivals at breaking Apple Inc.s hold on the emerging market for tablet computers.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) less

FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, the iPad 2 is shown at an Apple event after the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. The new iPad model hitting stores Friday, March 11, comes ... more

Photo: Jeff Chiu

FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, the iPad 2 is shown... Photo-619581.3016 - Times Union

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FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2, left, and the iPad at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. The new iPad model hitting stores Friday, March 11, comes with several improvements but the same price tag as the original version, hobbling efforts by rivals at breaking Apple Inc.s hold on the emerging market for tablet computers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file) less

FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2, left, and the iPad at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in ... more

FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, the iPad 2 is shown at an Apple event after the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. The new iPad model hitting stores Friday, March 11, comes with several improvements but the same price tag as the original version, hobbling efforts by rivals at breaking Apple Inc.s hold on the emerging market for tablet computers.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) less

FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, the iPad 2 is shown at an Apple event after the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. The new iPad model hitting stores Friday, March 11, comes ... more

Photo: Jeff Chiu

FILE - In this file photo taken March 2, 2011, the iPad 2 is shown... Photo-619582.3016 - Times Union

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the A5 dual processor during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the A5 dual processor during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San ... more

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking medical leave in January, unveiled a follow-up to a tablet computer released last April that has front and rear cameras, and a faster A5 chip. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Steve Jobs less

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the new case protector during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the new case protector during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a special event to be held on March 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the new case protector during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the new case protector during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the new case protector during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the new case protector during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the builit in camera during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the builit in camera during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event to unveil the new iPad 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple ... more

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking medical leave in January, unveiled a follow-up to a tablet computer released last April that has front and rear cameras, and a faster A5 chip. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Steve Jobs less

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking ... more

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking medical leave in January, unveiled a follow-up to a tablet computer released last April that has front and rear cameras, and a faster A5 chip. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Steve Jobs less

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking ... more

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking medical leave in January, unveiled a follow-up to a tablet computer released last April that has front and rear cameras, and a faster A5 chip. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Steve Jobs less

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jobs, making his first public appearance since taking ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a special event to be held on March 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a special event to be held on March 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a special event to be held on March 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a special event to be held on March 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a special event to be held on March 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Workers apply the Apple logo the outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple is preparing to launch the iPad 2 at a ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the successor to its popular tablet, the iPad. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 02: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks during an Apple Special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Apple unveiled the iPad 2 as the ... more

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under an image for the release date of the iPad 2 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) less

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under an image for the release date of the iPad 2 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP ... more

(FILES)The logo for Apple at a store at Tysons Corner mall in Tysons Corner, Virginia on November 26, 2010. Apple is expected to unveil a second-generation iPad on March 2, 2011 as rivals struggle to compete with the original model that has ruled the market since its release last year. The Internet is abuzz with industry insiders and Apple lovers expressing desires and speculation regarding what the maker of iPhones, iPods, iPads, and Macintosh computers has in store at an invitation-only event in San Francisco. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER /FILES (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images) less

(FILES)The logo for Apple at a store at Tysons Corner mall in Tysons Corner, Virginia on November 26, 2010. Apple is expected to unveil a second-generation iPad on March 2, 2011 as rivals struggle to compete ... more

Photo: KAREN BLEIER

(FILES)The logo for Apple at a store at Tysons Corner mall in... Photo-602492.3016 - Times Union

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Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2, left, and the iPad at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) less

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2, left, and the iPad at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP ... more

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under an image of the iPad 2 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under an image of the iPad 2 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2, left, and the iPad at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) less

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2, left, and the iPad at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP ... more

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs stands under images of the iPad 2 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A woman wearing a watch holds an iPad at the CeBIT IT fair on its opening day on March 1, 2011 in Hanover, central Germany. More than 4,200 tech firms from 70 countries are expected to attend this year's CeBIT, with many of the big names that stayed away during the global financial crisis returning to Germany. The fair is running until March 5, 2011. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) less

A woman wearing a watch holds an iPad at the CeBIT IT fair on its opening day on March 1, 2011 in Hanover, central Germany. More than 4,200 tech firms from 70 countries are expected to attend this year's CeBIT, ... more

Photo: JOHANNES EISELE

A woman wearing a watch holds an iPad at the CeBIT IT fair on its... Photo-602493.3016 - Times Union